Conception on maleness within conjugal and sexual contexts and involvement in family planning /household tasks among males in delta state

Autor: Eborka, Kennedy, Oyefara, John Lekan, Oyekanmi, Felicia A.D.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: IFE PsychologIA; Vol 25, No 2 (2017); 280-293
ISSN: 1117-1421
Popis: Evidence indicates that there is a low level of use of modern family planning methods among men in Nigeria. As a result, many women continue to bear children even after having their desired family size; hence, the persistent high rate of fertility and maternal and child mortality in the country. This study is an attempt to investigate the role of conception on masculinity among men, and how it affects their involvement in family planning and household tasks in Delta State. It aimed to see whether how men view their position as husbands, their number of sexual partners and how they interpret sexuality influence their attitudes towards involvement in family planning and household’s tasks. Results indicate that men’s view of their position in marriage affects their involvement in family planning with p
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